"The power conferred on Courts under Rule 3 of Order 17 of the CPC to decide the suit on the merits for the default of
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"Mere lodging of complaint against husband and his family members for the offence under Section 498-A of IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry
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"Codicil is required to be proved like a Will and any suspicion regarding its due execution is to be dispelled by its pro-pounder." Punjab and
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"Review proceedings are not by way of an appeal and have to be strictly confined to the scope and ambit of Order 47 Rule 1
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"The test for finding as to [whether] omission to frame the issues have caused prejudice to the parties or not can be laid down on
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"In order to succeed in getting a Decree of Possession, it is not a prerequisite that there must necessarily be a relationship of landlord and
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"It is well settled that prolonged separation, in the circumstances of a particular case, may itself amount to cruelty to the spouse." Kerala High Court, in a significant
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"The principle of natural justice does not invariably require a separate right to file synopsis or written submissions/arguments nor does it require the Court/Authority
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"The jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Cr.PC with respect to quashing is somewhat limited as the Court has to only consider whether any sufficient
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"A contract of the nature pleaded by the plaintiff/respondent no. 1 is determinable by its very nature, thus coming within the ambit of Section 14(d)
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"In the scheme of Constitution of India, duty to resolve civil dispute is entrusted to judiciary and police have no such power and involvement of police in
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"The Court must be vigilant against any camouflage or suppression, and determine whether the litigation is utterly vexatious, and an abuse of the process of the court."
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"This court or the learned Trial Court cannot come to conclusion in discharge petition by conducting the Mini-Trial." Andhra Pradesh High Court, in a ruling dated
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"The existence of a notice cannot, by itself, validate an order which fails to deal with the substance of the reply." Lucknow Bench of the
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"Section 362 of the CrPC is confined to correcting clerical and arithmetical errors... an order passed on merits cannot be recalled." Bombay High Court, in a
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"The service of hookah in a Designated Smoking Area is, categorically, unconditionally, and absolutely prohibited under Rule 4(3) of Rules, 2008. Any establishment rendering such
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"Once the notice is dispatched to the correct address, the presumption in terms of the judgment in C.C. Alavi Haji (supra) arose and it was
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"If jurisdiction is exercised on the basis of fraud or collusion, the Court or the Tribunal can undoubtedly withdraw the proceedings at any point of time. Jurisdictional
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"Until the alleged overpayment is established in accordance with law, it remains, a disputed and unadjudicated claim for damages and not a debt presently due" Supreme Court,
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"Sanctity is the reward of legality, not a substitute for it. The principle of finality presupposes an auction conducted in accordance with law." Supreme Court,
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"Once the notice is dispatched to the correct address, the presumption in terms of the judgment in C.C. Alavi Haji (supra) arose and it was
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"If jurisdiction is exercised on the basis of fraud or collusion, the Court or the Tribunal can undoubtedly withdraw the proceedings at any point of time. Jurisdictional
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"Until the alleged overpayment is established in accordance with law, it remains, a disputed and unadjudicated claim for damages and not a debt presently due" Supreme Court,
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"Sanctity is the reward of legality, not a substitute for it. The principle of finality presupposes an auction conducted in accordance with law." Supreme Court,
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"An entity which did not exist when bids were invited and received could neither have been assessed for eligibility nor have participated in the auction.
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"The sine qua non for invoking Order 2 Rule 2(2) against the plaintiff by the defendant is that the relief which the plaintiff has claimed
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"The appellant having paid the money voluntarily and the terms and conditions stipulated in the e-auction notice having provided for the entire amount paid by
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"The doctrine of parity in project-wide acquisitions mandates that when lands are situated in the same vicinity and acquired for an identical public purpose, it
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"It is a well-settled postulate of criminal jurisprudence that pre-trial incarceration cannot masquerade as punitive detention, particularly when the commencement and conclusion of the trial
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"A confessional statement made before a police officer cannot, by itself, and in the absence of any independent material lending support thereto, constitute a basis
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"The right to live with dignity, free from the fear of violence, is an intrinsic facet of the fundamental guarantee of life and personal liberty
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"On preponderance of probabilities, it can be concluded that the victim was a bona fide passenger and that absence of recovery of his ticket cannot
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"There cannot be part acceptance and part rejection of the statement of the prosecutrix for the purpose of Section 366 IPC and partial acceptance of
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"The exercise of discretion under Article 142(1) of the Constitution of India to do complete justice to the parties is because there is no
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"The rationale underlying the award of interest lies in compensating for the deprivation of the use of money lawfully due to a person." Supreme Court,
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"The opening words of Clause 32, ‘in the event of the early termination of this Charter Party’, make it clear that repossession of the Vessel is
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"Under no circumstances, the respondent-father, as long as he is facing prosecution, can be considered to be a person entitled to custody of the children."
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"We hold that the Tender Years Doctrine cannot be applied as a determinative principle in the present case, and that the issue of custody must
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"The reticence of a victim of a sexual offence, or of a person compelled to witness one, may spring from fear, from shame, from social
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"The appointment of a legal aid counsel and the recording of the complete deposition of the star prosecution witness on the self-same day, without the
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"The power conferred on Courts under Rule 3 of Order 17 of the CPC to decide the suit on the merits for the default of
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"Mere lodging of complaint against husband and his family members for the offence under Section 498-A of IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of Dowry
read more
"Codicil is required to be proved like a Will and any suspicion regarding its due execution is to be dispelled by its pro-pounder." Punjab and
read more
"Review proceedings are not by way of an appeal and have to be strictly confined to the scope and ambit of Order 47 Rule 1
read more
"The test for finding as to [whether] omission to frame the issues have caused prejudice to the parties or not can be laid down on
read more
"In order to succeed in getting a Decree of Possession, it is not a prerequisite that there must necessarily be a relationship of landlord and
read more
"It is well settled that prolonged separation, in the circumstances of a particular case, may itself amount to cruelty to the spouse." Kerala High Court, in a significant
read more
"The principle of natural justice does not invariably require a separate right to file synopsis or written submissions/arguments nor does it require the Court/Authority
read more
"The jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Cr.PC with respect to quashing is somewhat limited as the Court has to only consider whether any sufficient
read more
"A contract of the nature pleaded by the plaintiff/respondent no. 1 is determinable by its very nature, thus coming within the ambit of Section 14(d)
read more
"In the scheme of Constitution of India, duty to resolve civil dispute is entrusted to judiciary and police have no such power and involvement of police in
read more
"The Court must be vigilant against any camouflage or suppression, and determine whether the litigation is utterly vexatious, and an abuse of the process of the court."
read more
"This court or the learned Trial Court cannot come to conclusion in discharge petition by conducting the Mini-Trial." Andhra Pradesh High Court, in a ruling dated
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"The existence of a notice cannot, by itself, validate an order which fails to deal with the substance of the reply." Lucknow Bench of the
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"Section 362 of the CrPC is confined to correcting clerical and arithmetical errors... an order passed on merits cannot be recalled." Bombay High Court, in a
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"The service of hookah in a Designated Smoking Area is, categorically, unconditionally, and absolutely prohibited under Rule 4(3) of Rules, 2008. Any establishment rendering such
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"The law of preventive detention should not be used merely to clip the wings of an accused who is involved in a criminal prosecution. It
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"The power under Section 151 CPC is not intended to be used in a routine manner and merely for asking. If permitted to be so
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"Contempt jurisdiction cannot be permitted to become an alternative mode of execution of every civil decree." Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant ruling
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"The period was a term of the contract to which the defendant himself agreed; a stipulation generous to the purchaser cannot, in the defendant's hands,
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The Juvenile Justice system in India has evolved significantly over the years, reflecting the changing societal values and international commitments towards the rights of children. The Juvenile
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Cross-examination is a critical component of the adversarial legal system, particularly in India, where it serves as a powerful tool for truth discovery. The process allows the
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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The introduction of "The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023", "The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023", and "The Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023" marks a significant milestone in the Indian legal framework,
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